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Inspired by Story and Song – this was the topic of the JSA Snider Foundation Virtual Empowerment Series session held on Dec. 2, in partnership with the Louis Brier Home and Hospital. Jewish Seniors Alliance co-president Gyda Chud welcomed the…
Lap of Honour: A No Fear Guide to Living Well with Dying by Jewish community member Gaby Eirew and Dr. Pippa Hawley is not a new book – it was self-published in 2019 – but its subject matter is timeless.…
The 37th annual Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival takes place Feb. 6-10 at both the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver and online, with authors joining from across Canada, the United States, Israel, Australia and Great Britain. “We look forward…
Left to right, Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, MP Taleeb Noormohamed and MLA George Heyman light the chanukiyah. (photo by Jocelyne Hallé) The Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver (JCCGV), the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), and the Canadian…
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie speaks to those assembled at RJDS’s Celebration of Light event. (photo by Adele Lewin Photography) Richmond Jewish Day School is on No. 5 Road, which has been named the “Highway to Heaven” because it is home…
Actor Catherine O’Hara in a still from the four-minute video All of Us Shine by Jewish community member Hart Snider. (See jewishindependent.ca) For the 12th year, the NFB brought together acclaimed filmmakers to create short cinematic tributes to Canadian performing…
(photo from CABGU) Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ranks among the top 50 universities graduating successful entrepreneur company founders from its undergraduate programs, according to Pitchbook, a financial data firm that publishes annual data. BGU moved up two spots from…
Imagine facing a drought. Approximately 2,000 years ago, the rabbis in the Babylonian Talmud felt that calling for a fast day might alleviate it. In the talmudic tractate of Taanit, the main issue is that of when, why and how…
I have never been as old as I am today. I suppose that is true of everybody in the world who is alive. Nothing special, right? Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! It is special – special for everyone of us who are…
If the thought of cooking one more boring meal is just too daunting, Google your heart out – there are gazillions of cookbooks out there. The days are short and dark and all I seem to want to do right…
הכנסות לנסיעות בימים אלה הרבה יותר מסובכות בגלל תקנות הקוביד, השונות בין מדינה למדינה. אני טסתי ברחבי העולם פעמים רבות אך הפעם הטיסה לישראל ובחזרה עם עצירת ביניים באירופה מורכבת מאוד. נדרשתי להקדיש מספר לא מבוטל של ימים ללמוד את…
An illustration of the proposed King David High School expansion, as designed by Acton Ostry Architects Inc. King David High School is slated for a whole new home in the redeveloped Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver campus. However, that…
Ande Axelrod has developed a partnership with artisans in the village of Sosote, Ecuador, as her source for tagua beads. (photo from Zack Gallery) The current show at the Zack Gallery, Affordable, opened on Nov. 17. It delivers on its…
An ongoing controversy in Canada’s largest school district took a more bizarre turn this week. Last spring, the student equity advisor of the Toronto District School Board compiled and released a compendious assemblage he called “resources to educators.” The materials,…
Whew, we’re dealing with so much these days. The pandemic seemed all-consuming, until the serious weather events started. It’s a lot. Lately, I’ve thought about a Jewish folk tale, often retold in children’s books. Usually, it’s a man who goes…
Livona Ellis, left, and Rebecca Margolick, right, perform together Dec. 17 and 18 at Scotiabank Dance Centre. (photo by Faviola Perez) Next weekend, choreographers and dancers Livona Ellis and Rebecca Margolick will première their first collaboration, a duet called Fortress.…
Left to right, the Hot Mammas are Mary Ella Young, Julie Brown, Georgina Arntzen. (photo by Dee Lippingwell) The Hot Mammas are busy this holiday season – and year round. With three albums to their credit, they perform at venues…
Vitaly Beckman will bring some of his best illusions yet to his Dec. 22 performance. (photo from eveningofwonders.com) “I have been working very hard on some new illusions that I consider to be some of my best work yet,” Vitaly…
Photographer Dina Goldstein and Myles Peterson, one of her model-collaborators, at Goldstein’s OG Punk exhibit, which is at the Polygon Gallery until Jan. 2. (photo by Dina Goldstein) Walking past the Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver, it is hard not…
Lucas Gregory, left, and Daniel Cardoso, in Metro Theatre’s Snow White: The Panto, which runs until Jan. 3. (photo by Nicol Spinola) “A lot of musical theatre is inherently silly and fun but it still doesn’t reach the level of…
Sky Lilah’s new exhibition, Quantum Sky, is at Art @Bentall this month. Quantum Sky is an exploration of consciousness and what that means to the artist. This self-study is done using various mindfulness techniques, then interpreted through visual art. One…
Candace Kwinter, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver board chair, and Ezra Shanken, Jewish Federation chief executive officer, present a cheque to the Surrey Sikh Temple and Guru Nanak Food Bank on Dec. 2, as the temple’s head priest and president…
Rabbi Falik Schtroks of the Centre for Judaism of the Fraser Valley/Chabad with one cartful of the donations that were flown to flood victims. (photo from Centre for Judaism) One of the often-quoted phrases heard in the Centre for Judaism…
Neighbours provided Richmond Jewish Day School with parking and more when the school’s parking lot and front entrance area flooded. (photos from RJDS) Last month, amid the heavy rains, Richmond Jewish Day School had to close for two days because…
Anat Gogo, manager of programs and donor relations, Tikva Housing Society, leads a tour at the xwƛ̓əpicən (Arbutus Centre) open house Nov. 21. (photo from Tikva Housing) Tikva Housing Society held an open house at the Arbutus Centre – xwƛ̓əpicən,…
Shirley Barnett holds the JFS Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to her by Jody Dales on behalf of the agency. (photo from JFS) On Nov. 24, Jewish Family Services Vancouver celebrated its 85th anniversary with a mini party at…
Taylor Owen speaks at the third annual Simces and Rabkin Family Dialogue on Human Rights, Nov. 9. (screenshot) Canada, like most of the world, is behind in addressing the issue of hate and violence-inciting content online. In attempting to confront…
On Nov. 24, Chabad UBC invited two former Israel Defence Forces soldiers to the Nest on the University of British Columbia campus to speak about their personal stories and life lessons from serving in the army. Amit Shmuel, a former…
How technology can connect people and reduce social isolation was the topic of the Jewish Seniors Alliance’s fall symposium. (photo from pixnio.com) At the fall symposium of the Jewish Seniors Alliance, which took place on Zoom Nov. 21, attendees heard…
(photo by Yochi Rappeport) Rabbi Gila Caine of Edmonton’s Temple Beth Ora was the lead-off speaker in November for Kolot Mayim’s six-part 2021/22 series Building Bridges: Celebrating Diversity in Jewish Life. Her talk, Toratah / Her Torah: Women Rabbis Revealing…
